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jan 5, 1963 - Yolgnu people of Yirrkala in north-east Arnhem Land bark petition

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The Aboriginal political movement was not just occurring in the south. In 1963 the Yolgnu people of Yirrkala in north-east Arnhem Land presented a bark petition combining traditional bark painting with text typed on paper to the Commonwealth Parliament.

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jan 5, 1963
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~ 63 years ago